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The Global and Transnational Sociology pre-conference will provide an opportunity for section members to get better acquainted with one another and to engage in lively intellectual conversations related to global and transnational sociology.

Nominations (including self nominations) are now being accepted for the 2013 Global and Transnational Sociology awards! The deadline for all nominations is March 1st 2013, and the winners will be announced at the section reception in New York. The awards are described below.

Best Scholarly Book Award

Michael Mann delivers the third volume of his study of power "from the beginning" to our own time. The current volume explores the major European colonial empires, Communist revolutions, the rise of American empire, the Great Depression, fascism, and the two major wars of the 20th century.

Best Scholarly Book Award

Mara Loveman (UC, Berkeley) for her National Colors: Racial Classification and the State in Latin America (Oxford University Press)

Best Scholarly Article Award

Malcolm Fairbrother (University of Bristol) for his “Economists, Capitalists, and the Making of Globalization: North American Free Trade in Comparative-Historical Perspective” (American Journal of Sociology)

The program for this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association is now online (at http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/asa/asa11/). Below is a schedule of activities for the Section on Global and Transnational Sociology (most are on the last day—Tuesday, August 23rd) and related ASA Special and Thematic Sessions.